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4 o Monday, January 30, 1995 JL ci y A Volume 57 Number 48 I r .. s;.v.- Just vogue Weber State University Pro-motion Dancer Heather Kearney strikes a pose at the beginning of the performing squad's half-time drill. The Promotion dancers performed at the Wildcat's outing against the Idaho State University Vandals Thursday night. The dancers perform at every home game during halftime. RYAN SHUPETHE SIGNPOST Actor pushes conflict resolution By Wendee S. Butters Signpost staff writer Diversity is the key to human existence, and an understanding of society comes only wi th a n edu-calion, said actor Edward James Olmos Thursday a t Convoca tions. That education involves all members of the community, including parents and college students who can teach children by example how to deal with society, he said. Nearly 1,200 people filled the Austad Auditorium in the Val. A Browning Center to hear Olmos speak. Job Corps employees, local area high school students and Weber State University faculty and students heard Olmos' plea: "We are in the same gang." Olmos explained his line of ancestry and how every "color of people" have been a part of his heritage. Healso emphasized how people are different even from their own brothers and sisters. "When we start to see someone else as different, we need to look at our own brothers and sisters and realize they are also different. We are all as diverse as our own thumb print and that's what makes us all the same," Olmos said. This diversity creates our environment and must be understood. I Ie said today's society is unlike any group of "human species" seen before because of the difficulties it is facing. "A problem has attacked our society, and we must look at it. The problem we are talking about p wiiil i imam mi .iniiiiw.w.1 nipqiwgywan.wmLiw.ujiu ii i;-jimtiitii.i M..ti.nmi .m t'-u-'J-u .. . y - -xV r ;C-.. H"f; ; . - f- . v.. - i I i s i " , ; : : 1 ") f . ' i MATT THOMAS JHh SIUNPOST Actor Edward James Olmos gives a thumbs up to a record crowd Thursday at Convocations in the Austad Auditorium. Convocations is children killing children," he said. Violence is a highly complex problem that giant minds have under- stood, he said. Many think of stopping violence as a judicial problem, but it is a disease. "It is a health problem, a learned behavior that we must attack. I don't wait for my child to get polio before I give him or her a vaccination," said the veteran actor of the popular '80s TV show, "Miami Vice." He encourages all people to "infuse preventional values" into children in society. It is everyone's responsibility, and the success of society depends on the ability to resolve problems, he said. Olmos said he believes the so-lutionmustdeal with conflict resolution and must start before a child enters the - home. He said parents must re solve things without violence to create an example for a child to follow. College students can also play a role in education by serving as mentors to children in junior high and high school, he said. Olmos said this type of activity is the most effective method in helping society."Everyone that gives of themselves receives," he said. "It will build self esteem and a life may change as a result of onefriendship." Opinions sought by SFRC By Randy Kendell Signpost staff writer Leaders and members of the Student Fee Recommendation Committee said Thursday at Issues Forum that there is more student representation at Weber State University than other Utah universities and colleges.Chris Hatch, ASWSU President and co-chairman of the SFRC, said he has spoken with student leaders from across the state and thenation. "At WeberState University you have far more representation than ever imagined anywhere else," he said. 'The fact that we have a student on the Board of Trustees is amazing." At WSU all voting members of SFRC are students. The committee has non-student advisers who assist the process every year and make suggestions from a posi tion that is more permanent than ASWSU elected officers. Nine students are responsible for a $-1.8 million budget used for services that See SFRC page. 2 Quick Takes 1 rj A&E WSU cycler pedals toward more than competiting. See page 5 News Disabled student protests smoking law outside Grounds for Coffee. See page 3 Opinion Young fan expresses disappointment in Waldo, cheerleaders. See page 4 u -hi i 5 j- Sports Wildcats hand Eagles 43rd straight road loss. See page 6 Weather Monday Highs 30s lows 20s Mostly cloudy Tuesday Highs 30s lows 20 Mostly cloudy

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4 o Monday, January 30, 1995 JL ci y A Volume 57 Number 48 I r .. s;.v.- Just vogue Weber State University Pro-motion Dancer Heather Kearney strikes a pose at the beginning of the performing squad's half-time drill. The Promotion dancers performed at the Wildcat's outing against the Idaho State University Vandals Thursday night. The dancers perform at every home game during halftime. RYAN SHUPETHE SIGNPOST Actor pushes conflict resolution By Wendee S. Butters Signpost staff writer Diversity is the key to human existence, and an understanding of society comes only wi th a n edu-calion, said actor Edward James Olmos Thursday a t Convoca tions. That education involves all members of the community, including parents and college students who can teach children by example how to deal with society, he said. Nearly 1,200 people filled the Austad Auditorium in the Val. A Browning Center to hear Olmos speak. Job Corps employees, local area high school students and Weber State University faculty and students heard Olmos' plea: "We are in the same gang." Olmos explained his line of ancestry and how every "color of people" have been a part of his heritage. Healso emphasized how people are different even from their own brothers and sisters. "When we start to see someone else as different, we need to look at our own brothers and sisters and realize they are also different. We are all as diverse as our own thumb print and that's what makes us all the same," Olmos said. This diversity creates our environment and must be understood. I Ie said today's society is unlike any group of "human species" seen before because of the difficulties it is facing. "A problem has attacked our society, and we must look at it. The problem we are talking about p wiiil i imam mi .iniiiiw.w.1 nipqiwgywan.wmLiw.ujiu ii i;-jimtiitii.i M..ti.nmi .m t'-u-'J-u .. . y - -xV r ;C-.. H"f; ; . - f- . v.. - i I i s i " , ; : : 1 ") f . ' i MATT THOMAS JHh SIUNPOST Actor Edward James Olmos gives a thumbs up to a record crowd Thursday at Convocations in the Austad Auditorium. Convocations is children killing children," he said. Violence is a highly complex problem that giant minds have under- stood, he said. Many think of stopping violence as a judicial problem, but it is a disease. "It is a health problem, a learned behavior that we must attack. I don't wait for my child to get polio before I give him or her a vaccination," said the veteran actor of the popular '80s TV show, "Miami Vice." He encourages all people to "infuse preventional values" into children in society. It is everyone's responsibility, and the success of society depends on the ability to resolve problems, he said. Olmos said he believes the so-lutionmustdeal with conflict resolution and must start before a child enters the - home. He said parents must re solve things without violence to create an example for a child to follow. College students can also play a role in education by serving as mentors to children in junior high and high school, he said. Olmos said this type of activity is the most effective method in helping society."Everyone that gives of themselves receives," he said. "It will build self esteem and a life may change as a result of onefriendship." Opinions sought by SFRC By Randy Kendell Signpost staff writer Leaders and members of the Student Fee Recommendation Committee said Thursday at Issues Forum that there is more student representation at Weber State University than other Utah universities and colleges.Chris Hatch, ASWSU President and co-chairman of the SFRC, said he has spoken with student leaders from across the state and thenation. "At WeberState University you have far more representation than ever imagined anywhere else," he said. 'The fact that we have a student on the Board of Trustees is amazing." At WSU all voting members of SFRC are students. The committee has non-student advisers who assist the process every year and make suggestions from a posi tion that is more permanent than ASWSU elected officers. Nine students are responsible for a $-1.8 million budget used for services that See SFRC page. 2 Quick Takes 1 rj A&E WSU cycler pedals toward more than competiting. See page 5 News Disabled student protests smoking law outside Grounds for Coffee. See page 3 Opinion Young fan expresses disappointment in Waldo, cheerleaders. See page 4 u -hi i 5 j- Sports Wildcats hand Eagles 43rd straight road loss. See page 6 Weather Monday Highs 30s lows 20s Mostly cloudy Tuesday Highs 30s lows 20 Mostly cloudy